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Alexander Leaf

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Alexander Leaf (April 10, 1920 – December 24, 2012) was a physician and research scientist best known for his work linking diet and exercise to the prevention of heart disease. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 21 relations: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Boston, Harvard Medical School, International Society of Nephrology, Malaria, Massachusetts General Hospital, National Academy of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, Nuclear proliferation, October Revolution, Physician, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Potassium, Preventive healthcare, Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, Scientist, Seattle, Sodium, University of Michigan, University of Washington, Yokohama.

American Academy of Arts and Sciences

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (The Academy) is one of the oldest learned societies in the United States.

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Boston

Boston, officially the City of Boston, is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States.

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Harvard Medical School

Harvard Medical School (HMS) is the medical school of Harvard University and is located in the Longwood Medical Area in Boston, Massachusetts.

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International Society of Nephrology

The International Society of Nephrology (ISN) is an organization concerned with kidney health, founded in 1960.

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Malaria

Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects vertebrates.

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Massachusetts General Hospital

Massachusetts General Hospital (Mass General or MGH) is a teaching hospital located in the West End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

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National Academy of Medicine

The National Academy of Medicine (NAM), known as the Institute of Medicine (IoM) until 2015, is an American nonprofit, non-governmental organization.

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National Academy of Sciences

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a United States nonprofit, non-governmental organization.

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Nuclear proliferation

Nuclear proliferation is the spread of nuclear weapons, fissionable material, and weapons-applicable nuclear technology and information to nations not recognized as "Nuclear Weapon States" by the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, commonly known as the Non-Proliferation Treaty or NPT.

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October Revolution

The October Revolution, also known as the Great October Socialist Revolution (in Soviet historiography), October coup,, britannica.com Bolshevik coup, or Bolshevik revolution, was a revolution in Russia led by the Bolshevik Party of Vladimir Lenin that was a key moment in the larger Russian Revolution of 1917–1923.

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Physician

A physician, medical practitioner (British English), medical doctor, or simply doctor is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through the study, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments.

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Physicians for Social Responsibility

Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) is a physician-led organization in the US working to protect the public from the threats of nuclear proliferation, climate change, and environmental toxins.

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Potassium

Potassium is a chemical element; it has symbol K (from Neo-Latin kalium) and atomic number19.

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Preventive healthcare

Preventive healthcare, or prophylaxis, is the application of healthcare measures to prevent diseases.

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Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters

The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters (or Videnskabernes Selskab) is a Danish academy of science.

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Scientist

A scientist is a person who researches to advance knowledge in an area of the natural sciences.

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Seattle

Seattle is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States.

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Sodium

Sodium is a chemical element; it has symbol Na (from Neo-Latin natrium) and atomic number 11.

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University of Michigan

The University of Michigan (U-M, UMich, or simply Michigan) is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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University of Washington

The University of Washington (UW and informally U-Dub or U Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States.

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Yokohama

is the second-largest city in Japan by population and by area, and the country's most populous municipality.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Leaf

Also known as Leaf, Alexander.